Ernest Burkhart, the most vile Scorsese antihero ever
Nov 4, 2023 8:19:36 GMT -5
Post by arnzilla on Nov 4, 2023 8:19:36 GMT -5
variety.com/2023/film/columns/killers-of-the-flower-moon-leonardo-dicaprio-martin-scorsese-1235772356/
According to Owen Gleiberman, you cannot be a racist and sociopath, yet still feel love and compassion. Such a mixture, says Gleiberman, makes the character "muddled," as opposed to be a fully-realized, fleshed-out character.
When Scorsese was developing the Schindler's List screenplay, he did something similar to Ralph Fiennes' character, adding a perverse love angle to his relationship with Embeth Davitz, all the while executing Jews from his bedroom with a rifle before breakfast. Was Amon Goeth muddled as well?
According to Owen Gleiberman, you cannot be a racist and sociopath, yet still feel love and compassion. Such a mixture, says Gleiberman, makes the character "muddled," as opposed to be a fully-realized, fleshed-out character.
When Scorsese was developing the Schindler's List screenplay, he did something similar to Ralph Fiennes' character, adding a perverse love angle to his relationship with Embeth Davitz, all the while executing Jews from his bedroom with a rifle before breakfast. Was Amon Goeth muddled as well?